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JAMES T. MORSE, OF RIPPEY, IOWA.

' CHURN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 625,119, dated May 16, 1899.

Application filed March 1, 1899. Serial No. 707,269. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES T. MORSE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rippey,

' parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a churn constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view,

the churn-body being removed. Fig. 3 is a plan View, partly in section. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken longitudinally of the horizontal shaft, the parts being arranged as shown in Fig. 1.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

1 and 2 designate vertical standards of a supporting-frame,provided attheirlowerends with divergent legs 3 and connected at the tops thereof by a bottom crossbar 4, upon which is mounted a horizontal base 5, preferably constructed of wood and forming a support for a churn-body 6. The upper ends of the standards 1 and 2 are connected by atop cross-bar 7, provided at its terminals with depending portions'S, secured by suitable fastenin g devices to the 'standards,on the exterior thereof,- as clearly illustrated in Figs. 2 and 4 of the accompanying drawings. Thecrossbar 7 is provided at its center with a horizontally-curved portion 9 to provide a space for the gearing, hereinafter described, and one of its ends is provided with an upwardly-extending arm 10, located above the standard 2 and .having one end of a vertical frame or guard 11 secured to it. The vertical frame or guard 11, which has its lower end secured to theexterior of the standard 2, isprovided at its terminals with angular bends, as shown, and it forms a space for a balance-wheel 12 and assists in supporting the same.

The curved portion 9 is offset from the end portions of the top cross-bar 7, and the recess or space is arched by a top bearing 13, composedof sections 14 and 15 and provided with a central bearing-opening for the reception of a vertical dasher-shaft 16. The section 14 of the top bearing is rigidly secured to the adjacent portion of the bar 7 by a bolt 17 or other suitable fastening device, and its inner portion is curved upward and matches a similarly-curved inner portion of the section 15, which is provided with a slot 18, through which passes a thumb-screw 19 for securing the movable section 15 to the supporting frame. The thumb-screw is adapted to be loosened to permit the movable section 15 to be drawn outward and swung aside, so that the dasher-shaft may be readily detached from its upper bearing. The top cross-bar is provided at its upperface with shoulders or lugs 20, located at the terminals of its central curved portion 9 and having the adjacent portions of the sections 14 and 15 of the bearing 13 abutting against them, whereby the fastening devices 17 and 19 are adaptedto secure the said sections 14 and 15 rigidly to the supporting-frame.

The dasher-shaft, which is stepped in a suitable bearing or socket 21 of the churn-body, carries near its upper end a bevel-pinion 22, keyed or otherwise secured to the shaft and meshing with a vertical bevel gear-wheel 23,

which is mounted on the inner end of a'horizontal shaft 24, extending from the center of the supporting-frame to the standard 2. The

threaded opening of the top cross-bar, and the bar or section 26 is detachably secured to the same by bolts or any other suitable fastening devices.

The outer end of the horizontal shaft 24 carriesaspur-pinion 27, which meshes with spurteeth 28 of the balance-wheel 12, which is mounted in the space within the vertical frame or guard. The gear 28 is formed integral with the balance-wheel 12, and the shaft thereof is j ournaled in suitable bearings of the standard 2 and the guard or frame 11 and has a crank 29 fixed to it. The main balance-wheel is disposed in a vertical plane, and the dashershaft 16, which extends above the curved center of the top bearing 13, carries a horizontal balance-wheel 30, located above the supporting-frame and suitably keyed to the shaft 16.

The churn-body, which is in the form of a truncated cone, tapers toward its top and is preferably constructed of sheet metal, being provided at its upper edge with a metal ring 31, having sockets for the reception of the inner ends of horizontal thumb-screws 32, mounted in threaded perforations of the standards 1 and 2 and detachably securing the churn-body upon the base 5. The churn-body is provided with a sectional cover having a depending flange 33 at its periphery to fit within the body and provided at the adjacent inner edges of the sections with depending flanges 34, forming abutting faces.

The dasher-shaft carries a spiral or angershaped dasher 35, adapted when rotated in one direction to throw the cream upward and outward and produce a continuous agitation of the same, and after butter has been produced the dasher may be rotated in the 0pposite direction to collect the same.

The invention has the following advantages: The churn, which is simple and comparatively inexpensive in construction, possesses great strength and durability. It is easily operated and it is capable of rapidly producing butter. The movable section of the upper bearing enables the dasher-shaft to be readily disconnected from the supporting-frame, and the thumb-screws enable the churn-body to be readily removed and replaced, only one of the screws being loosened to free the said body.

Changes in the form, proportion, size, and the minor details of construction within the scope of the appended claims may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

What is claimed is 1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a supporting-frame comprising standards, a top cross-bar connecting the standards and provided with a central offset portion, and a base connecting the lower portions of the standards, a sectional bearing mounted on the top crossbarand arched over the central offset portion thereof, one of its sections being movable, a dasher-shaft detachably journaled in the sectional bearing, and gearing for operating the dasher-shaft, substantially as described.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a supporting-frame provided at its top with an offset portion arranged at the center,an arched sectional bearing mounted on thetop of the supporting-frame at the center thereof, one of the sections being movable, the detachable bearing plate or bar arranged beneath the top of the supportingframe and disposed horizontally, a horizontal shaft journaled between the plate or bar and the top of the frame, a vertical dashershaft j ournaled in the sectional bearing, gearing arranged at the inner end of the horizontal shaft and connecting the same with the dasher-shaft, and gearing located at the outer end of the horizontal shaft for operating the same, substantially as described.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination of verticalstandards, a top crossbar having a central offset portion and provided with depending portions located at its ends and connected to the said standards, one end of the cross-bar being provided with an upwardly-extending arm, a vertical guide or frame secured to the said arm and to the adjacent standard and offset from the latter, an arched sectional bearing mounted upon the cross-bar, one of the sections being mov able, a vertical dasher-shaft journaled in the sectional bearin g, a horizontal shaft journaled on the cross-bar and extending from the central portion thereof to the vertical guard or frame, inner gearing connecting the inner end of the horizontal shaft with the dasher shaft, and outer gearing arranged within the vertical guard or frame and connected with the outer end of the horizontal shaft, substantially as described.

- 4. In a device of the class described, the combination of vertical standards, a cross-bar connecting the standards and having a central offset portion, the top bearing 13 arched over the offset portion and composed of sections 14 and 15, one of the sections being slotted, fastening devices 17 and 19 securing the sections to the cross-bar, the fastening device 19 being arranged in the said slot, a lower bearin gplate detachably secured to the lower face of the cross-bar, a horizontal shaft journaled between the lower bearing-plate and the cross-bar, a vertical dasher-shaft provided with a dasher, gearing connecting the said shafts, and means for operating the hori* zontal shaft, substantially as described.

5. A device of the class described compris ing a supporting-frame having an offset top portion, a sectional bearing arched over the same, a vertical dasher-shaft detachably jour naled in the sectional bearing and carrying a dasher, a horizontal balance-Wheel located above thesupporting-frame and mounted on the dasher-shaft, a horizontal shaft j ournaled In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in' [O the presence of two witnesses JAMES T. MORSE.

Witnesses:

E. A. BELL, A. M. MORSE. 

